Makis Keraynos was born in Larnaca and grew up in Nicosia.
He studied Economics at the University of Athens and did postgraduate studies in Development Economics, Industrial Relations and received further training in new technology and human resources development.
He worked as a manager in large companies in Cyprus and abroad. From 1983 to 2003, he worked at the Human Resources Development Authority, the Training and Development Directorate and the Research and Planning Directorate as a Senior Officer. In March 2003, he was appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security and in May 2004 he was appointed Minister of Finance, where he served until the end of 2005. In September 2005, he was appointed Senior Executive Director and Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Bank, where he served until September 2014. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of RIK and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hellenic Alico Life Insurance. He was a founding member and elected President of the Pancyprian Association of Economists. Since 2015 he has been active as an independent consultant on financial, management, strategic planning and business development issues. He has lectured at Universities of Cyprus, at the Centre for European and International Affairs of the University of Nicosia and at international conferences. He has published dozens of articles in scientific journals and newspapers. He was appointed as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Cyprus from October 2018 until today.
He is married to Niki and has three children.
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